Merge pull request #7150 from hua7450/hua7450/issue7149

Implement Arizona TANF (cash assistance) program

Author: PavelMakarchuk

changelog_entry.yaml

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+- bump: minor
+  changes:
+    added:
+    - Arizona Cash Assistance (TANF) program.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/fpg.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 description: Federal poverty guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services.
 first_person:
   CONTIGUOUS_US:
+    1992-01-01: 6_810
     2015-01-01: 11_770
     2016-01-01: 11_880
     2017-01-01: 12_060
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ first_person:
     2025-01-01: 15_650
     2026-01-01: 15_960
   AK:
+    1992-01-01: 8_500
     2015-01-01: 14_720
     2016-01-01: 14_840
     2017-01-01: 15_060
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ first_person:
     2025-01-01: 19_550
     2026-01-01: 19_950
   HI:
+    1992-01-01: 7_830
     2015-01-01: 13_550
     2016-01-01: 13_670
     2017-01-01: 13_860
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ additional_person:
   # Calculated by subtracting a two-person household's line from a one-person's.
   # This difference is always the same for larger households.
   CONTIGUOUS_US:
+    1992-01-01: 2_380
     2015-01-01: 4_160
     2016-01-01: 4_160
     2017-01-01: 4_180
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ additional_person:
     2025-01-01: 5_500
     2026-01-01: 5_680
   AK:
+    1992-01-01: 2_980
     2015-01-01: 5_200
     2016-01-01: 5_200
     2017-01-01: 5_230
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ additional_person:
     2025-01-01: 6_880
     2026-01-01: 7_100
   HI:
+    1992-01-01: 2_740
     2015-01-01: 4_780
     2016-01-01: 4_780
     2017-01-01: 4_810

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/az/hhs/tanf/eligibility/age_threshold/non_student.yaml

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+description: Arizona deducts this amount of dependent care expenses under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  period: month
+  threshold_unit: year
+  amount_unit: currency-USD
+  label: Arizona TANF child dependent care deduction
+  reference:
+    - title: A.R.S. § 46-292(P) - Eligibility for assistance
+      href: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/46/00292.htm
+    - title: 2023 Arizona TANF State Plan
+      href: https://des.az.gov/sites/default/files/dl/tanf_state_plan_oct_2023.pdf#page=18
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      1997-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      1997-01-01: 200
+  - threshold:
+      1997-01-01: 2
+    amount:
+      1997-01-01: 175

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/az/hhs/tanf/eligibility/age_threshold/student.yaml

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+description: Arizona excludes this amount of earned income under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Arizona TANF flat earned income disregard
+  reference:
+    - title: A.R.S. § 46-292(P)(1) - Eligibility for assistance
+      href: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/46/00292.htm
+    - title: 2023 Arizona TANF State Plan
+      href: https://des.az.gov/sites/default/files/dl/tanf_state_plan_oct_2023.pdf#page=18
+
+values:
+  1997-01-01: 90

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/az/hhs/tanf/income/deductions/care_expenses/amounts.yaml

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+description: Arizona excludes this share of earned income under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: month
+  label: Arizona TANF earned income percentage disregard
+  reference:
+    - title: A.R.S. § 46-292(P)(1) - Eligibility for assistance
+      href: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/46/00292.htm
+    - title: 2023 Arizona TANF State Plan
+      href: https://des.az.gov/sites/default/files/dl/tanf_state_plan_oct_2023.pdf#page=18
+
+values:
+  1997-01-01: 0.3

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/az/hhs/tanf/income/deductions/flat.yaml

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+description: Arizona limits income to this share of the federal poverty guideline under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Arizona TANF income limit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: Arizona DES - Cash Assistance Income Eligibility Guidelines
+      href: https://des.az.gov/services/child-and-family/cash-assistance/income-eligibility-guidelines
+    - title: 2023 Arizona TANF State Plan
+      href: https://des.az.gov/sites/default/files/dl/tanf_state_plan_oct_2023.pdf#page=18
+
+values:
+  1997-01-01: 1

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/az/hhs/tanf/income/deductions/percentage.yaml

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+description: Arizona limits income to this share of the federal poverty guideline for non-parent relative households under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Arizona TANF non-parent income limit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: A.R.S. § 46-292(P)(2) - Eligibility for assistance
+      href: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/46/00292.htm
+    - title: 2023 Arizona TANF State Plan
+      href: https://des.az.gov/sites/default/files/dl/tanf_state_plan_oct_2023.pdf#page=18
+
+values:
+  1997-01-01: 1.3

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/az/hhs/tanf/income/fpg_limit/base.yaml

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+description: Arizona uses this share of the 1992 federal poverty guideline as the payment standard under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Arizona TANF payment standard rate
+  reference:
+    - title: A.R.S. § 46-207.01 - Temporary assistance for needy families; amount of cash assistance
+      href: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/46/00207-01.htm
+    - title: 2023 Arizona TANF State Plan
+      href: https://des.az.gov/sites/default/files/dl/tanf_state_plan_oct_2023.pdf#page=21
+    - title: Arizona DES CNAP Manual - What's Changed 11/27/2023 (TANF Benefit Amount Increase effective 12/01/2023)
+      href: https://dbmefaapolicy.azdes.gov/Archived_Policy/baggage/2023-11-27_WhatChanged.pdf#page=1
+
+# Per A.R.S. § 46-207.01: "shall not be less than thirty-six per cent of the 1992 federal poverty level"
+values:
+  # Statutory floor per A.R.S. 46-207.01
+  1997-01-01: 0.36
+  # 20% benefit cut during Great Recession (0.36 * 0.80 = 0.288)
+  # Sources: CBPP, CLASP, Arizona Center for Economic Progress
+  # https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizonas-tanf-experience-highlights-problems-with-block-granting-safety-net-programs
+  # https://www.clasp.org/blog/arizona-cuts-tanf-lifetime-limit-12-months-harshest-country/
+  # https://azeconcenter.org/propublica-feature-strengthens-case-for-improving-cash-assistance-in-arizona/
+  2009-07-01: 0.288
+  # Restored to statutory floor
+  2023-12-01: 0.36